Singapore Airlines Boosts Australian Capacity

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has unveiled a major boost to its Australian operations for 2024 that will see additional capacity and services added for Cairns, Perth, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

Singapore Airlines Regional Vice President South West Pacific, Mr Louis Arul said that these changes cater to the strong demand in air travel and will ensure Australians have more seats and flight options to choose from on their next holiday or business trip.

“These changes provide more capacity and connectivity to SIA’s global network via the iconic and popular Singapore Changi hub,” Mr Arul said.

“SIA remains committed to ensuring capacity matches the high levels of demand we continue to see.”

The changes, which are subject to regulatory approval and summarised below, will be phased in from the end of March 2024 and will deliver more than 4,700 additional seats a week in each direction between Singapore and Australia compared to 2023.

The changes are:

Carins: From five 737 MAX flights to four Airbus A350 flights

Perth: From three daily flights to four and two of those will be A350 while the other two will be 787-10

Sydney: First class returns to SQ241/SQ242 by replacing the A350-900 long-haul aircraft currently operating the route with a Boeing 777-300ER. The return of First Class on SQ241/SQ242 will provide customers with the option of travelling in either First Class or Suites on all four of SIA’s daily flights between Sydney and Singapore. Deploying the 777-300ER aircraft onto SQ241 and SQ242 will see Sydney served daily with two 777-300ER aircraft and two Airbus A380 aircraft.

Melbourne: A fifth daily service, SQ247/SQ248, initially deployed to cater to the peak period of November 2023 to March 2024, will be reinstated at the end of May 2024 following a short pause. The service will be operated by an A350-900 long-haul aircraft fitted with 253 seats across Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class.

Adelaide: It will get an increase in capacity, with SQ279/SQ278 to be operated by a Boeing 787-10, delivering an additional 238 seats a week to the South Australian capital and a weekly seat capacity above pre-covid scheduled capacity levels.

Darwin: Flights will return to pre-Covid schedules with the Top End to be connected to Singapore with daily services via SQ251 and SQ252 on a 154-seat Boeing 737-8 from 31 March.